The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry (14th Edition) – PDF

The 14th edition of the essential handbook, The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry (PDF), provides guidance for the safe and effective prescription of psychotropic drugs to patients with mental health issues. It covers a wide range of prescribing situations encountered in daily clinical practice, offering expert advice on drug selection, dosages, adverse effects, switching medications, and prescribing for special patient groups. Each chapter is concise and contains an updated list of references for easy access to the supporting evidence.

This edition has been fully revised to incorporate the latest research, recent introductions of psychotropic drugs, and current usage in several countries, including the UK, New Zealand, USA, Canada, Australia, and Japan. New sections have been added on topics such as deprescribing major psychiatric drugs, prescribing psychotropics at the end of life, treatment of agitated delirium, genetics of clozapine prescribing, use of weekly penfluridol, and treatment of psychotropic withdrawal. The book is authored by a team of experienced psychiatrists and specialist pharmacists.

Key features of the new edition include:

• Clear coverage of drug treatment of psychiatric conditions and prescribing policy in mental health
• Guidance on prescribing for various special patient groups, including children, adolescents, older people, and pregnant women
• New sections on genetic prescribing, long-acting injectable formulations, ketamine administration and uses, and dopamine super-sensitivity
• Coverage of a wide range of psychiatric conditions, including bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety, schizophrenia, borderline personality, eating disorders, and others
• Information on off-label prescribing, potential interactions with substances like alcohol, tobacco, and caffeine, and treating patients with comorbid physical conditions

Whether in an office, clinic, or ward, this edition of The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry is essential for psychiatrists, pharmacists, neuropharmacologists, clinical psychologists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals working in mental health, as well as trainees and students in medicine, pharmacy, and nursing.

ISBN: 978-1119772224, 978-1119772231, 978-1119870203

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